The Arah Foundation

Analysis

The Arah Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Arah Foundation reported income of £68k and spending of £86k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £900 to £68k (+7470%), an average of +195% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 7775%. Over the whole period it spent 458% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Arah Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Association of Friends of Museums (£68k), St Edwards School Club (£68k) and East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes (£68k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.